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Title: The picture of Liverpool;
Year: 1808 (1800s)
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Publisher: Liverpool, Printed by Jones and Wright, and sold by Woodward and Alderson
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
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.—The placeis roomy, and the congregation large andrespectable. ROMAN CATHOLIC CHAPELS. The oldest of these is in Edmund street. Itwas burnt down by the populace in 1746, butwas immediately after rebuilt. Has two Incum-bents, Mr. N. Fisher, and Mr. W. Tarleton. The second is in Seel-street, and is consider-ably the largest. It was built in the year 1787,by the present Incumbent, Mr. ArchibaldMDonald. Assistant Minister, Mr. W. Digby. The third, is in Sir Thomass buildings, wasbuilt by Mr. Price, the present Minister, who isassisted by Mr. Orre, a French Emigrant Priest. The fourth is a small, neat Chapel, latelyerected, at St. Anthonys Place, Scotland Road.Ministers name, J. B. A. Gerardot, A. M. THE JEWs SYNAGOGUE Was a small, obscure, upper room in Frede-rick-street ; difficult of access, gloomy, and noways remarkable for its cleanliness: this placeformed a striking contrast to most of the Christi-an places of worship, not to say the grandeurwhich once adorned the Jewish Temple. A
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< OS M S5 PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 113 new and handsome Synagogue, fronted withstone, is now built, near the upper end ofSeel-street: it is of the Ionic Order, and doescredit to that Sect. PUBLIC BUILDINGS THE PUBLIC INFIRMARY. This building is situate at Islington, on ahealthy, open, and pleasant spot, th€ top ofShaws Brow : it is a neat, brick building, orna-mented with stone, and consists of three stories,with large wards for the reception of patients,and other necessary apartments. This burl ding,--by means of handsome colonades, connectswith two large wings, inclosing a spacious area,by means of an elegant iron gate and railing,with which they unite. On the top of thebuilding is a large, well finished turret, and inthe middle of the pediment a good clock. Alarge useful garden, walled round, and kept ingood order, supplies the patients with esculentand physical plants. The whole fabric has somepretentions to external magnificence, extendingin front about 120 yards, and in depth 190,

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